Transit is not only multi-country, it also involves numerous procedures and several public and private players. Having in place an efficient and sustainable transit system requires good coordination of transit activities.
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement stresses the importance of that coordination in Article 11.7, which requires countries to establish a national transit coordinator to respond to the enquiries of other members and make proposals for a good functioning of the transit system. However, it does not specify the role of transit coordinator.
This session will discuss issues relating to the definitive role and function of National Transit Coordinators; whether or not Transit Coordinators should be part of the NTFC; from which authority they should be selected; and how the coordination will be organized.
